The European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) is hiring an experienced Front-End Developer to join its Literature Services team at the Wellcome Genome Campus near Cambridge, UK. The position is a grant-funded, 3-year fixed-term contract, based in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, with a hybrid working arrangement of 1-2 days per week on site.
About Europe PMC and the Literature Services Team
The Literature Services team builds and operates Europe PMC, a major open research infrastructure providing access to biomedical and life sciences literature — over 47 million publications including more than 12 million full-text articles. The Front-End Developer creates fast, accessible and intuitive interfaces for this service.
About EMBL-EBI
EMBL-EBI, part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), is a worldwide leader in the storage, analysis and dissemination of large biological datasets. Located on the Wellcome Genome Campus near Cambridge. EMBL recruits internationally and successful candidates are offered visa exemptions.
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Core Responsibilities
🖥️ Designing, developing and maintaining responsive, accessible and high-quality web interfaces for Europe PMC
🧩 Building reusable front-end components and contributing to a consistent design system
🎨 Translating UX designs, prototypes and user requirements into production-quality interfaces
🔍 Developing interfaces for complex, data-rich functionality including literature search, filtering, article pages and research workflows
🔗 Integrating front-end applications with APIs and other web services using JSON
⚡ Optimising front-end performance
🧪 Developing automated tests and contributing to CI/CD practices
♿ Ensuring interfaces meet accessibility, usability and web standards
🤝 Working collaboratively with software developers, UX and product specialists, data scientists
📈 Contributing to Agile development processes
Required Skills and Experience
📝 Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript and modern web development standards
⚛️ Experience developing responsive, cross-browser web applications using React, Vue or equivalent
🧱 Experience building reusable components and maintainable front-end architectures
🌐 Experience integrating web applications with REST APIs and working with JSON
📊 Understanding of web performance
🧪 Experience with automated testing and modern front-end testing frameworks
🗂️ Experience using Git and collaborative software development practices
♿ Good understanding of web accessibility, usability and responsive design
🤖 Fluency with AI-assisted coding and development tools
Contract Length and Salary
📋 Grant-funded, 3-year fixed-term Staff Member contract
💷 Grade 5. Monthly salary from £3,452.05 after tax, plus generous benefits and financial allowances. Excluding 12.99% personal pension and insurance contributions.
Employee Benefits
🎁 Monthly family, child and non-resident allowances; annual salary review; pension scheme; death benefit; accident-at-work and unemployment insurances
🏥 Private medical insurance for you and your immediate family
🏖️ 30 days annual leave per year, in addition to public holidays
📦 Relocation package including installation grant
🌍 Visa exemption; education grant for private schooling; financial support to travel home every second year; monthly non-resident allowance
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a permanent role?
No. This is a grant-funded, 3-year fixed-term Staff Member contract.
Can candidates from outside the UK apply?
Yes. EMBL recruits internationally and successful candidates are offered visa exemptions.
What is the application deadline?
The scheduled closing date is 18 November 2026 at 23:59 CET. However, the vacancy may close earlier if a strong field of applications is received within the first two weeks. Applying as soon as possible is recommended.
Deadline
⏳ 18 November 2026
